3,000 local chemists could close this year after £170m subsidy cut prompts fears for elderly and rural dwellers Thousands of local chemists could close after the Government said it would withdraw a vital subsidy prompting rural and elderly campaign groups, as well MPs from all parties to warn that pensioners and vulnerable people could have to travel further to get vital medicines.
Alastair Burt, a health minister, admitted a quarter of the community chemists in England - up to 3,000 out of 12,000 pharmacies - are likely to close as a result of the Government’s decision to withdraw the £170million subsidy in the current financial year. The Daily Telegraph
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